Merrey

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Merrey
Merrey (France)
Merrey
region Grand Est
Department Haute-Marne
Arrondissement Chaumont
Canton Poissons
Community association Bourmont, Breuvannes, Saint-Blin
Coordinates 48 ° 3 '  N , 5 ° 36'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 3 '  N , 5 ° 36'  E
height 342-421 m
surface 6.84 km 2
Residents 100 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 15 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 52240
INSEE code 52320

Merrey Railway Station

Merrey (1793 still with the spelling Merey ) is a French commune with 100 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Marne department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Champagne-Ardenne ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement of Chaumont and the municipal association of Bourmont, Breuvannes, Saint-Blin, founded in 2012 .

geography

The municipality of Merrey is located in the Bassigny countryside on the northern edge of the Langres plateau , eight kilometers north of the source of the Maas and 28 kilometers northeast of Chaumont . The 6.84 km² large municipal area shows a mixture of fields, meadows and smaller wooded areas. Larger forest areas can be found in the north ( Ardent Bois ), in the southeast ( Bois de Planche-Nassard ) and in the south ( Bois du Rang Pouchemin ). The highest point in the municipality is a distinctive, conical 421 m high nameless hill immediately northwest of the village of Merrey, which towers over the surrounding area by 60 meters . The Ruisseau du Grand Étang and other small rivers in the municipality flow west to the upper Meuse . Merrey is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Breuvannes-en-Bassigny in the northeast and east, Val-de-Meuse in the south and Choiseul in the north.

Place name

The Latin name Moereium (in French Mairé ) has been handed down from 1153 .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 187 166 167 135 137 137 134 105
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Pierre-es-Liens church
  • Saint-Pierre mountain chapel
  • Lavoir

Economy and Infrastructure

In the municipality of Merrey, three logistics companies are based on the site of the large freight yard. There are also four farms in Merrey (cereal cultivation, cattle breeding).

Branch of the railway line to Vittel (right)

In Merrey, the Merrey – Hymont-Mattaincourt railway branches off from the Culmont-Chalindrey – Toul railway . On the route to Mattaincourt, passenger traffic only takes place as far as Vittel . Merrey is connected to the neighboring communities by secondary roads. The A 31 autoroute runs through the municipality from Toul to Langres , a connection to this is located about eight kilometers southwest of Merrey.

supporting documents

  1. ↑ toponym on cassini.ehess.fr (French)
  2. ↑ Emile Jolibois: La Haute-Marne ancienne et modern; dictionnaire géographique, statistique, historique et biographique , Chaumont, 1858, 650 p. ( on google books )
  3. ↑ Merrey on cassini.ehess.fr (French)
  4. ↑ Merrey on INSEE
  5. ↑ Logistics companies on annuaire-mairie.fr
  6. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

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